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Perspectives
… number to the domestic graduate output of Australian medical schools. 2 Most overseas‐trained doctors end up … priority. What it takes The evidence on what influences medical graduates to pursue non‐metropolitan careers has … enable stronger connections with regional hospital medical education units and with GP and non‐GP specialty training. …
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Medicine and the community
… was shared regarding the reason for referral, current medical conditions, prescribed medications and relevant … Pharmacists clarified dosing instructions, provided patient education and assisted with dose administration where … notes. Evaluating the service Two researchers coded the medical conditions, medications taken and medication-related …
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Research
… Teaching hospital medical staff to handwash James Tibballs Electronically … Tuesday April 30 1996 This article was published in the Medical Journal of Australia on 1 April 1996. Readers may … hospital staff, and especially by physicians, are poor. 5-9 Educational programs to improve handwashing by increasing …
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Medical research perspectives
… Medical Research Perspectives Medical research in New South Wales 1993-1996 assessed by … sites play the predominant role in providing local educational support to Australian health practitioners via … journals, Australian publications play an important role in education of medical, scientific, nursing and allied health …
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News / Media release
… The Medical Journal of Australia , the nation’s leading peer-reviewed general medical journal, announces the appointment of a new … process. The Journal’s parent company, the Australasian Medical Publishing Company (AMPCo), today announced that …
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From the editor’s desk
… This year, some 2400 young Australians entered our medical schools, and in the coming years their numbers will … The Prime Minister recently announced yet another new medical school and continues to top up medical school … existing health system might find it difficult to meet the educational needs of increased numbers of students. Already, …
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Perspectives
… which carry significant morbidity and mortality risks. The medical profession has a responsibility to prepare … principles of sustainable health care, are evident within medical education. 11 , 12 Consequently, the implementation of this …
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Perspective
… with clearly defined access and shared care protocols; how: education and upskilling of health practitioners; cost: … of additional risk factors from skin images and medical record data, are expected to further improve … imaging (for equivocal lesions). 25 Photographic medical records require robust privacy protection. The role …
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Careers / Australia Day Honours
… His AC citation reads: “For eminent service to medicine and medical research, to education through academic leadership, to public health … tells the MJA . “I have been very fortunate in both my medical and university careers to have been surrounded by …
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Review
… T he number of international (overseas-trained) medical graduates (IMGs) filling general practice training … of need. 1 Currently, IMGs occupy more than 25% of the medical workforce, with about 65% of them working in … doctors”, “communication”, “training”, “teaching”, and “education”. The search was then narrowed down to …
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Research
… assessing the cumulative impact of health initiatives and medical interventions. 6 Recent register studies have found … palsy in Australia can assist with health, disability, and education service planning. We therefore examined recent … Ethics Committee (2020/463) and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales Human Research …
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From the editor’s desk
… we have witnessed a substantial increase in Australian medical schools, and the number of Australian medical graduates is set to double by 2012. In this, we are not alone. Over the past decade, medical education capacity in the United Kingdom has increased by …
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Research
… S election processes for entry into medical school are continually under scrutiny, not only for … , 7 Internationally, debate continues about who to admit to medical study, and how to admit them. 3 Equity issues … but has itself been shown to be influenced by gender, educational background and social class. 1 , 3 , 9 , 10 …
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Perspectives
… about the difficulties associated with paper-based medical record systems. The lack of coordination and … committee was established, comprising members of the medical, nursing, pharmacy, IT and hospital administration … and safely. We are enthusiastic about more innovative education and training, customised to the needs of …
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Task Transfer
… reducing whole-career service provision of the frontline medical workforce. These include demographic factors, 3 , 4 such as the increase in the proportion of female medical graduates to almost 60%; 3 issues of balancing work … their learning by clinical mentors and a designated higher educational institution with a health science faculty. …
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Editorials
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… The Medical Journal of Australia is without doubt the most important general medical journal in Australia, with a history dating back … My professional interests span clinical practice, medical education and research, medical leadership, health policy …
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Perspective
… has developed extraordinary reliance on international medical graduates (IMGs) compared with other OECD … data, I aim to define the recent scale and sources of medical migration, IMGs’ immigration categories, their … parents rather than source countries have resourced their education. From an ethical perspective, their recruitment is …
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Doctors in training
… in other degree courses are sufficient to ensure that medical students have appropriate safeguards to protect both … It has been noted that “there is a strong consensus that medical schools must deal effectively with clearly … definition and assessment of these areas in postgraduate education, 3 it is not surprising that there is a range of …
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Research
… withdraw life-sustaining treatment are part of mainstream medical practice. 1 Almost 40 000 adult deaths occur each year across Australia following a medical decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining … specialist training, and/or as part of continuing medical education. 3 However, it is unclear whether this training …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (4): 229-232 Free
Editorials
… that promotes better health outcomes In 2019, the Medical Journal of Australia put out a call for articles and asked the question: “Women in medicine and medical leadership in Australia — is there gender equity?” … health, dignity, wellbeing, and ability to participate in education and public life. Restricting access to safe …
Med J Aust 2022; 217 (3): 138-139 Free
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